पञ्चाङ्ग — Bikaner, Rajasthan · April 14, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.20 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे।देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम्।।17.20।।
"17.20 The gift which is given without thought of recompense, in the belief that it ought to be made, in a fit place, at an opportune time and to a deserving person - such a gift is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya359.67°MīnaRevatī P4
चन्द्र Candra278.29°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala75.40°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha18.54°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati358.11°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra38.83°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani309.91°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

Bikaner, Rajasthan — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta18:49 – 19:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:01 – 19:33
Amṛta Kāla18:46 – 20:31
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:01 – 12:37
Yamaganda15:49 – 17:25
Gulika Kāla07:49 – 09:25
Varjyam06:45 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:14 – 07:49 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:49 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:25 – 11:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:01 – 12:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:37 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:13 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:49 – 17:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:25 – 19:01 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:01 – 20:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:25 – 21:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:49 – 23:13 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:13 – 00:37 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:37 – 02:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:01 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:25 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:49 – 06:14 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 28.0229°
Longitude: 73.3119°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871583.27
Julian Day2460048.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1782°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)279.96°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1782°), declination 9.25°, EoT -0.50 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2023-04-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)